open ♔ september castle socialization

[wynn]

WHO || Everyone! [ota]
WHAT || Shenanigans.
WHERE || Anywhere in the castle, surrounding environs, London, etc!
WHEN || First half of September, any time between the September squiring ceremony and the War announcement on September 18th
HOW || Actionspam

[ The castle can be a happening place, even on more mundane days. This log is for random interactions over the course of the first half of the month.    Because not everyone is into parties, ok.

You are encouraged to start your own threads and tag around, and feel free to threadjack into any on-going threads that aren't specified as 'closed' in the subject lines since people can enter into rooms even in the middle of what's going on. WE ARE BIG ON THREAD-JACKING HERE. You can also specify 'single thread', meaning you want only one response for all participants, rather than multi-thread, where a number of different scenes/threads can be done as replies to the top prompt.]

On this log:
Drax @ the desk
Kate Bishop @ the desk
Sam @ the desk
Henry @ the desk
Kate Bishop @  roof/dining hall/library/grounds/bathrooms/desk/Dragon's Hoard/etc
Abigail @ Movie theater / library /firing range / training room
Francesca & Val'drin | closed
Penelope & Sam @ the woods
Emma Frost @ the library
Spike @ rec room
Lydia, Stiles, Astrid, Adam | closed

Comments

[theshameofcain]

Astrid stole your food.

[There you go.]

[mydesigns]

Who's Astrid? [what a dangerous question to ask her number one fan....]

[theshameofcain]

She's a ginger harpy that will suck all the joy from your life.

[Astrid has done nothing to deserve this title, but Bambi is a child about some things.] She's in the Dragon's Light.

[mydesigns]

[in a wry tone] She already sucked the Chinese food out of it. One of the hazards of living with so many other people, I guess.

[theshameofcain]

No one understands the sanctity of writing your name on something. Also it's probably a sign we should all invest in mini-fridges like we're in college.

[mydesigns]

Probably. [sigh. maybe he'll just ... make ramen. i.e., put a cup o noodles in the microwave. so he does that. it's definitely not going to be his chinese food tho :( ] It used to happen a lot when I lived in the Shadowkind shelter. I always just figured, whoever took the food must have needed it more than I did. [<- bleeding heart sap of an empath]

[theshameofcain]

[Bambi makes a face.] Wow. That is the attitude of someone who will always lose their food. Now and forever. Just put "free for all" on that ramen, bro.

[mydesigns]

I'm about to eat the ramen now, so ... I don't really see that problem occurring again. [ the point bambi is trying to make . <-------------------------> . will graham ]

[theshameofcain]

[:|] My point, Dog Whisperer, is that you are a delicate flower, and if someone strolled through that door with a desperate craving for ramen, you'd probably hand over that cup of noodles, no questions asked.

[mydesigns]

I would if they needed it. [so yeah ... probably.]

[theshameofcain]

If this were the animal kingdom, you would have starved to death.

[mydesigns]

I didn't know ramen was one of the food groups out in the Serengeti. [now he might just be being obtuse to be a dick.]

[theshameofcain]

Maybe zebras go to college too. You don't know what goes on out there. [She raises an eyebrow.] I'm just saying, it wouldn't kill you to be a little more assertive.

[mydesigns]

I guess you have a point. [which is to say ... ur right.] I'll work on it. I've just never been the assertive type. Probably part of why I made such a bad cop.

[theshameofcain]

You were a cop? [She balks.] With what? The K9 Unit?

[mydesigns]

Homicide.

[theshameofcain]

[slow blink]

You're shitting me.

[mydesigns]

Why would I lie about that?

[theshameofcain]

To make yourself sound more badass? I don't know. You could have been one of those guys in homicide who sits behind a desk all day. You don't have that... [she waves her hands] ...homicide look.

[mydesigns]

To be fair, I just told you I wasn't a very good cop. But that was more because I had trouble pulling the trigger, than my ... assertiveness. I worked for the FBI, before I came through the veil.

[theshameofcain]

You still had to actively pursue the career path, which implies one day you looked in the mirror and went "Gee, I sure wanna be a cop."

[She blinks at him.] You too, huh? ...The gun thing. Not the FBI thing. Guns disgust me.

[mydesigns]

I couldn't handle taking another life. It was just ... too much. I'm an empath. [that sentence feels weird as fuck coming out of his mouth, like saying ~i'm a unicorn~, but ... it's what he is???? w e i r d.] I, um, acclimated, though.

[theshameofcain]

[Wow. Bambi apparently knows a lot about empaths (general knowledge 23)] Damn, Dog Whisperer. You're just full of surprises.

[She waves a hand.] It's not the killing people bit that bothers me. They're just... messy. And loud. And it's really easy to blow your own head off with that crap. And I've read some mission reports- friendly fire happens way more than I'm comfortable with.

[mydesigns]

[he smiles a little like thanks for the compliment ... sort of??? before continuing on:]

There are other weapons you could use, you know.

[theshameofcain]

I'm looking into it. [No. Really she is.] I just haven't found one that speaks to me yet.

[She waves her pen.] I'm sort of a "pen is mighter" kind of chick. And they make terrible melee weapons.